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Right now, a collection of texts by Konrad Lorenz, one of the most underrated and unsung thinkers of the 20th century, founder amongst a few of ethology. He basically establishes a link between animal and human behaviour. Just before, Jean-Pierre Changeux, on the brain and neurology. Also in the process of reading once more the whole of ancient Greek theatre we have, and satirist-philosopher Lucian…
Religion and the Decline of Magic-Keith Thomas
(A study of religion and magic in England. Thorough, but a bit dry. Try it with a nice Riesling)
Hedy's Folly-Richard Rhodes (A quick and fun read. Who would've guessed Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil shared such a bizarre passion?)
The Sisters Brothers (Short and arresting, a western reminiscent of Cormac MacCarthy.)
I kept seeing the "What songs are you listening to right now," and "what was the last movie you watched" threads. But didn't see one for reading material. I tend to read a lot of classic lit. I'm currently finishing up "The Knight of Maison-Rouge" by Alexandre Dumas, and am hesitant about jumping into "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides without something lighter inbetween. So let me know what you've been reading, and what you like about it to help give me some suggestions.
Interesting you should mention Alexandre Dumas. I just finished reading The Three Musketeers last week.
Right now I'm not reading anything, but I'm sure that will change soon.
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Well screw it, this one's here now. Sorry for repeating the thread.
My favorite Dumas is still The Counte of Monte Cristo, but I really liked Knight of the Maison-Rouge a lot more than Three Musketeers. Although, it's been a few years since I last read it. I might have to go back and look at it again.Quote:
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The Power Elite. By C. Wright Mills. It's shaping my thinking at the present moment -- :)
The premise, and nobody knows this -- ha ha! --, is that America is run by the White House, the Pentagon and Wall Street. And throw in sports and entertainment. For good measure. (Even George Carlin said that America is run by about 800 people. These people make all the important decisions. They decide public policy.
But, again, nobody knows this -- ha ha!)
Charles Wright Mills documentary - YouTube
Wut err them thangs?
Mine was Sam's "Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours".
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I found it boring, but I did learn some SQL database authoring techniques.
Technical books also double as sleeping aids.
If you're ever looking for some high quality sleep, I've got a Basic Real Estate Transactions textbook left over from law school...Quote:
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